A2.16 - Going to a concert

The simple future: Los verbos regulares

El futuro simple: Los verbos regulares

El futuro simple se usa para hablar de acciones que ocurrirán más adelante.

(The futuro simple is used to talk about actions that will happen later.)

What the futuro simple really is

  • One-word future: a single verb form meaning will + verb.
  • Used for plans, promises/commitments, and predictions/assumptions.
  • Very common in professional contexts: scheduling, decisions, forecasts.

Key idea: you keep the infinitive (ver, comprar, salir…) and add the ending.

How to build it (the rule you apply every time)

Formula: infinitive + ending

Person Ending Example with ver
yo -é veré
tú -ás verás
él/ella/usted -á verá
nosotros/as -emos veremos
vosotros/as -éis veréis
ellos/ellas/ustedes -án verán
  • The endings are the same for -ar / -er / -ir verbs.
  • You do not remove -ar/-er/-ir. You keep the full infinitive.

The 3 things learners usually miss

  1. Keep the infinitive:

    compraré is correct, but don’t think “drop -ar”. You literally use comprar + é.

    compraré = compr + aré (wrong logic) → comprar + é (right logic)

  2. Written accents are not optional (they distinguish forms):

    • yo veré (I will see) vs. vere (spelling error)
    • tú verás, él verá, ellos verán

  3. Subject pronouns are often omitted because the ending shows the person:

    • Veré el concierto. = Yo veré el concierto.
    • Use yo/tú mainly for contrast or clarity: Yo veré la ópera, tú verás el musical.

When to choose futuro simple (and when not)

  • Plans / decisions: often with time markers.

    Mañana compraré las entradas. / El viernes iremos al concierto.

  • Promises / commitments:

    Te llamaré después de la reunión. (I’ll call you after the meeting.)

  • Predictions / assumptions (very common):

    Será interesante. / Habrán muchas personas. / Estará ocupado hoy.

Not the same as ir a + infinitive (going to): that often feels more immediate or already decided. Both are correct in many contexts.

Quick self-check before you move on

  1. Did I keep the infinitive? (ver, comprar, salir…)

  2. Did I add the correct ending? (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án)

  3. Did I include the accent? especially in -é / -ás / -á / -éis / -án

  4. Do I really need the pronoun? If not, drop it.

Mini examples you can reuse in conversation

  • Veré el informe esta tarde. (I’ll look at the report this afternoon.)
  • ¿Verás el concierto el sábado? (Will you watch the concert on Saturday?)
  • Veremos opciones y decidiremos mañana. (We’ll review options and decide tomorrow.)
  • Verán el cambio en los resultados. (They will see the change in the results.)
  1. The futuro simple is formed by adding the endings “-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án” to the infinitive.
  2. The endings are the same for all conjugations "-ar, -er,- ir" .
  3. It is used to express future plans, promises or commitments, predictions, or assumptions.
Pronombre (Pronoun)Verbo: ver (Verb: to see)Ejemplo (Example)
Yo (I)VeréYo veré el concierto. (I will see the concert.)
Tú (You (informal))VerásTú verás la ópera. (You will see the opera.)
Èl/Ella (He/She)VeráÉl verá el musical. (He will see the musical.)
Nosotros/as (We)VeremosNosotros veremos el festival. (We will see the festival.)
Vosotros/as (You all (informal, Spain))VeréisVosotros veréis el concierto. (You all will see the concert.)
Ellos/as (They)VeránEllos verán el espectáculo. (They will see the show.)

 

Exercise 1: Multiple choice

Instruction: Choose the correct answer

1. Mañana ______ las entradas online para el festival.

Tomorrow ______ the tickets online for the festival.

2. ¿Tú ______ a la sala de conciertos el sábado?

Will you ______ to the concert hall on Saturday?

3. El músico ______ el piano en el auditorio esta noche.

The musician ______ the piano in the auditorium tonight.

4. Nosotros ______ el musical y después cenaremos cerca de la arena.

We ______ the musical and then we will have dinner near the arena.

Exercise 2: Multiple Choice

Instruction: Choose the correct sentence in the simple future.

1.
Stem error: the form «saldremos» is wrongly formed if it were thought of as derived from a *sald- stem; the correct stem is «saldr-» (this option is intentionally wrong to distinguish the irregular form).
Tense error: «salimos» is present or preterite, not simple future.
2.
The accent mark is missing in «compraré» or there is a person error if another form had been written; this option is incorrect so that the student identifies the correct form.
Person error: «comprarás» is for «tú», not for «yo».

Exercise 3: Rewrite the phrases

Instruction: Rewrite the sentences in the simple future (add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive) to talk about plans, promises or predictions.

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  1. Mañana yo ver el partido con mis compañeros.
    ⇒ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Example
    Mañana veré el partido con mis compañeros.
    (Tomorrow I will watch the game with my classmates.)
  2. ¿A qué hora tú ver la película en casa?
    ⇒ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Example
    ¿A qué hora verás la película en casa?
    (What time will you watch the movie at home?)
  3. Esta noche ella ver el informativo después de cenar.
    ⇒ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Example
    Esta noche ella verá el informativo después de cenar.
    (Tonight she will watch the news after dinner.)
  4. El sábado nosotros ver el concierto en el centro.
    ⇒ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Example
    El sábado veremos el concierto en el centro.
    (On Saturday we will watch the concert downtown.)

Exercise 4: Grammar in action

Instruction: Talk and decide which concert you will see and where you will go.

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Situation
Tu colega y tú planificáis ir a un concierto el viernes por la noche.
(Your colleague and you are planning to go to a concert on Friday night.)
Discuss
  • ¿Qué estilo de música preferís y por qué? (What style of music do you prefer and why?)
  • ¿Qué instrumentos os gustaría escuchar en directo y por qué? (What instruments would you like to hear live and why?)
Useful words and phrases
  • Veremos un musical en la sala de conciertos. (We will see a musical at the concert hall.)
  • Yo veré la ópera; tú verás el concierto de rock. (I will see the opera; you will see the rock concert.)
  • Habrá buena música en el auditorio; será moderna o clásica. (There will be good music in the auditorium; it will be modern or classical.)
Use in conversation
  • decisiones y planes con futuro simple (veré, verás, veremos) (decisions and plans with the simple future (veré, verás, veremos))
  • predicciones con futuro simple (será, habrá, gustará) (predictions with the simple future (será, habrá, gustará))

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